turbulence

turbulence
[[t]tɜ͟ː(r)bjʊləns[/t]]
1) N-UNCOUNT Turbulence is a state of confusion and disorganized change.

The 1960s and early 1970s were a time of change and turbulence.

...a region often beset by political turbulence.

2) N-UNCOUNT Turbulence is violent and uneven movement within a particular area of air, liquid, or gas.

His plane encountered severe turbulence and winds of nearly two-hundred miles an hour.


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